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Home Made Gerry Can Bracket

My Palomino Bronco hangs off the back of my Short Bed Dodge about 18". This leaves a nice area on the sides to mount a gas can with back up fuel for the generator.I whipped up a bracket to hold it this morning.To secure the bottom of the can I made a...

Extra FW Tank Directly Above Existing

Hi, First off lets not get into the "Weight Debate". I know that water weighs 8.34 lbs/gallon and by adding a new tank will increase my weights. I did a search and found many post about adding an extra fresh water tank. The original tank (36 Gallons...

csorba by Explorer
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2 6v + 1 12v battery setup??????

Here is the deal- I just traded my TT off for a new 5th wheel toy hauler, and my TT had a 6 month old pair of 6V golf cart batteries wired in series that I kept when I traded. Now the new 5er has a brand new deep cycle battery included with the trai...

Saz by Explorer
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Dyeing carpet?

Rather than replacing..have any of you ever tried to dye the fading carpet? Mine is in good condition except for the inevitable fading. Please share with me your pros and cons...Janalee

Anyone added an electric radiator fan?

My rig is a 95 vintage and as we will be heading out shortly to tour the rockies, I decided that having an extra fan for engine cooling might be a good idea.This is the fan that I ordered - I hope that 3000 cfm is sufficient as going any higher is a ...

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Battery recommendation

Am finding the house battery in my 2011 cougar xlite fifth does not last long at all. I do have a Honda 3000 inverter to keep up.Question? What is a good battery some of you use? Can I parrallel with the current battery? Would like to be able to get ...

Wax on top of Zep?

OK there's plenty of "how to" on restoring a fiberglass finish with Zep Wet Look Floor Finish. I tried it on my TT and it looks GREAT!!I was just wondering if a little wax on top of that might work even better? Seems a good time to use the already sl...

Kool Seal

Does anyone know where I can buy Kool Seal for Rubber Roof. I want the one that is specifically for RVs. Lowes apparently does not carry Kool Seal at all anymore.

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MagnaSine Inverter Questions

I just completed an upgrade to my little coach, where I added four group 31 AGM 12v batteries and a Magnum Energy MS2812 inverter. I'll type up a little photo essay about that later. Right now, I have a few operational questions.Any electrical engi...

blown fuse

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kltapjr by Explorer
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